Defence Suppliers Forum

Alison Seabeck: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire of 18 March 2013, Official Report, column 437W, on the Defence Suppliers Forum, which members of the Defence Suppliers Forum have received more than one invitation to attend in the last 12 months; and how many meetings of the Forum there have been in that period.

Philip Dunne: The Defence Suppliers Forum met on three occasions in the last 12 months. Representatives of the following organisations have attended on more than one occasion:
	Babcock International Group
	BAE Systems
	EADS UK
	Finmeccanica UK
	General Dynamics UK
	Hewlett-Packard UK
	Lockheed Martin UK
	QinetiQ
	Rolls-Royce
	Serco UK
	Thales UK.